A GOOD Day!!!

I saw some really beautiful things today and wanted to share them with you. I was having a sad week and my friend Rene cheered me up quite a bit! First we used sparkly, glittery, fake microphones (like you'd find at a party store) to sing along to Jeremy Camp's "Trust In You" as we drove to the Botanical Gardens. This, of course, got a few looks from people in other cars but was so FUN! We had the pleasure of visiting the gardens after a good rain--with that fresh smell in the air that makes everything seem special and new.

While there Rene suggested we put our hair in pigtails (because pigtails make everyone happy!). She just "happened" to have a few hair ties in her pocket! Then we tried to take pictures of ourselves in the pigtails, which was possibly even more fun...but not as fun as the youthful freedom to enjoy life and the knowing looks of strangers: "Do you realized that you have pigtails in your hair? Cause I noticed and think it's pretty silly, but maybe you forgot and walked out of the house this morning anyway? I wish I had pigtails...." Did I mention they were impromptu, especially-silly pigtails? It was so fun!

Later in the day I got to visit my friend Angela in the hospital and hold her brand new baby (born last night around 9:00pm) who is ABSOLUTELY beautiful! Big, too! He's is a full 9.7 lbs.!! That was a really sweet moment to be able to share with her, and fun to catch up with her family as well! So, in short, God blessed me with the ability to experience joy, beauty, and new life all in the same day!!!